It’s amazing what you can buy on eBay. Some lucky bidder is about
to own the entire town of Albert Texas. The whole
town is for sale.
The 1920s era school, the 100-year-old tavern, the icehouse; all the
buildings and all
the land will be auctioned off in the next few days. Lyndon Johnson
studied as a young boy in the old stone schoolhouse that goes
with the sale. There’s a house for the new mayor plus a dance hall
built in 1922 and all thirteen acres of picturesque countryside in the
heart of Texas Hill country.

Albert Texas

The new owner can cool his heels on the outdoor patio and beer garden
and shade himself beneath massive 500-year old oak trees where Spanish
explorers, early pioneers and Texas Independence fighters once
rested.

The historic town, once a popular stagecoach stop was named for Albert
Luckenbach who also founded a town now known as Luckenbach, made
famous by the 1977 Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings hit song “Luckenbach,
Texas" .

Albert is no dry, dusty ghost town on a back country road in the
middle of nowhere. It’s just 70 miles from both Austin and San
Antonio, in an area known for its towering oaks, wildflowers, German
heritage and laid-back attitude. The old schoolhouse is currently used
as a community center by the residents of Gillespie County. Music
lovers have also discovered Albert, thanks to the live music performed
regularly at the tavern, or “Icehouse” as they’re called in this part
of the country. Albert is now a popular stop for weekend day-trippers
in the middle of Texas’ burgeoning winemaking region.

Whether someone wants a town they can share or they want their own
private retreat, the lucky bidder will be owner of a very special
place.

Feb-08-08

Update: According to a recent CNN report someone in
Italy placed the winning bid of $3.8 million but eBay has more
exclusive secluded properties left. See below.